Following a sweeping evaluation and meeting that spanned several hours Friday, the Rockies will not have a decision on Jim Tracy’s future until Monday at the earliest, according to a team source.

Tracy is processing all the issues discussed, making sure he’s comfortable with his role and the club’s direction moving forward following a franchise-worst 98-loss season.

The club is interested in bringing Tracy back for the final year of his contract — he’s guaranteed $1.4 million — but clearly it will be on their terms. There’s no deadline set for a decision, though one is early next week.

Bill Geivett, the Rockies’ director of major league operations, met with with Tracy on Friday and the pair could talk Saturday, but nothing has been scheduled.

Whether Tracy returns or not, changes in the coaching staff are anticipated. It’s unclear if that is a sticking point for Tracy, who will not have the authority to choose or retain his staff as he did last September. Geivett has the final say.

Tracy’s position changed on Aug. 1 when Geivett was given an office in the clubhouse. At that time, Tracy’s responsibilities were more narrowly defined, involving managing the game and meeting the media. Geivett was directly involved in roster management, especially the pitchers.

Tracy has repeated multiple times over the last two weeks that he wants to return, saying he’s energized by the young players. But he never indicated that he would be back unconditionally, wanting to hear what Geivett had to say before any agreement was reached.

Tracy was given an indefinite contract extension last spring, but it only guaranteed his 2013 salary and represented the Rockies’ desire to keep him in the organization, not necessarily as the field boss.

To a man, the players said over the last two weeks that they want him to return.

Tracy’s seemingly strong security vanished as losses piled up and the management structure changed. The Rockies abandoned convention this year, altering their front-office dramatically, with Geivett overseeing day-to-day major league operations and general manager Dan O’Dowd focusing on the farm system and player development.

Had Tracy been given full control of managing the team — making moves, all staff decisions and using a traditional five-man pitching rotation — it would have likely been an easy decision to stay. There’s no question Tracy will have to fall in line with management’s wishes in order to keep his job.

Tracy is considered a strong strategist, but that role was minimized this season when the Rockies switched to a four-man rotation with starters on a 75-pitch limit followed by designated “piggyback” relievers. The Rockies have said they will use a five-man rotation next year, though the pitch count will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Tracy said Wednesday the Rockies need to establish a clear direction and stick with it.

Geivett and Tracy communicated daily since Geivett’s role changed Aug. 1, which featured him traveling to all road games. Geivett spent the season’s final eight weeks observing and personally evaluating the players, coaches and staff.

Tracy was hired as manager on May 29, 2009 and led the Rockies to the playoffs in his first season when he was named the National League’s manager of the year.

Troy joined The Denver Post in 2002 as the Rockies' beat writer and became a Broncos beat writer in 2014 before assuming the lead role before the 2015 season. He is a past president of the local chapter of Baseball Writers Association of America and has won more than 20 local and national writing awards since graduating from the University of Colorado journalism school with honors in 1993.

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